N.C. jobless rate drops to 8.7%

11:38 PM,
Sep. 20, 2013

While the number of unemployed workers dropped by 8,741, the state saw no net gain in new jobs for the month

Written by

Dale Neal

North Carolina's unemployment rate improved slightly in August, dropping to 8.7 percent, down from revised rate of 8.9 percent in July.

But while the number of unemployed workers dropped by 8,741, the state saw no net gain in new jobs for the month with the labor force shrinking by 12,303 workers, according to data released Friday through the N.C. Department of Commerce.

"This jobs report, quite simply, is terrible. August's job numbers are a serious cause for concern," said Allan Freyer, Public Policy Analyst with the Budget & Tax Center, a project of the North Carolina Justice Center. ...